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Round 1
Jason Herzog is the referee for tonight’s first bout. From the
outside, Burrell steps in and sticks Villefort with a straight and
a right uppercut. Villefort catches a kick and drags Burrell to the
floor, then quickly establishes back-mount. The Brazilian has a
deep rear-naked choke with both hooks in, but Burrell fights it off
with his hands. Burrell rolls and gets to his knees, where he eats
a punch before scrambling up. Hard outside leg kicks coming from
Villefort as he walks Burrell around the perimeter. Burrell backs
him off with a jab, absorbs another leg kick and lands a body
shot-uppercut combo. Villefort tries to go to the body and takes a
hook. Now it’s Burrell catching a leg kick and knocking Villefort
to the ground, but he’s forced to play defense as Villefort rolls
for a heel hook. Villefort rolls on top with the help of the
leglock but Burrell gets to his feet. Villefort is up quickly and
tries to surprise Burrell with punches, winds up eating a few from
Nah-Shon in return.

Round 2
Burrell is looking to take off Villefort’s head with hooks and
uppercuts early in round two, while Yuri seems content to counter
and land more chopping leg kicks. Burrell catches a kick and knocks
Villefort to the ground again, but again he turns his back and
nearly gets surprised by an attacking Villefort. Now it’s Burrell
landing some good counter hooks and body shots; his combinations
and particularly his right hands have Villefort looking red in the
face, breathing with his mouth open. Villefort swings and misses
with a pair of left hooks, lands the right hook behind them and
scores with a knee to the body. Burrell gives him a knee back and
clinches Villefort on the fence. They quickly separate and Burrell
hits Villefort with a hard outside leg kick. Burrell is ducking and
dipping out of the way of some wide punches from Villefort, who’s
now streaming blood from his nose. Burrell finishes the round
strong with a body-head combo.

Round 3
Villefort lands a leg kick inside and covers up under Burrell’s
counterpunches. Easy takedown goes for Villefort, who again looks
for a rear-naked choke from back mount. Burrell is able to sweep,
gets swept again, then hips out and gets to his feet. Burrell gets
off with a straight punch, but his next punch is ducked by
Villefort, who drives his man to the ground again. Rear bodylock
for Villefort and he drops underneath for a heel hook. Villefort is
cranking Burrell’s right leg as Burrell blasts him in the face with
unfettered left hands. Villefort takes about a dozen hard shots to
the face before finally letting go of the leg; Burrell keeps
punching until Villefort drives forward. Villefort leaves his neck
exposed when he drives and Burrell goes for a guillotine as they
stand up. He can’t get it, and Burrell is taken down again as
Villefort times a leg kick. Burrell is immediately back to his
feet, where he pushes Villefort’s face back with a kick before
adding on some punches. Villefort tries for one last takedown in
the waning seconds, then lets go and waves Burrell on. They finish
out the round swinging for the fences and the sparse crowd at the
Honda Center shouts their appreciation for a great opening
fight.

Round 1
Herb Dean is the referee for this welterweight bout. Manley quickly
tries for a double-leg on the fence but Magny sprawls and widens
his base against the fence. It’s a single-leg now for Manley, who’s
been trying for the takedown for nearly two minutes, drawing some
boos from the crowd. He tries to elevate Magny for a slam, can’t
get that either. With two minutes left in the round, Magny gets
underhooks and turns Manley around. They finally break and Magny
sticks a jab, then lands a hard outside leg kick. Magny beats
Manley to the punch with a snappy jab, then puts him on the cage
again. After taking a knee inside, Manley turns Magny around, but
can’t hold him there. Magny finishes the round with a quick pair of
hooks that land flush on Manley’s face.

Round 2
Manley looks to press the action, moving in on Magny with punches
at the start of round two, but he’s being picked off by Magny’s
quicker punches again. Another shot on the fence and this time
Manley is able to get a quick takedown; he sets up in side control
but is soon swept by Magny, who drops a couple shots from the same
position before standing back up. They go right back to clinching
on the fence and Manley changes levels for another takedown
attempt. Magny fends him off and cracks Manley with a hard standing
elbow as they separate. Manley seems dazed as Magny chases him down
with punches and then lands a takedown of his own. Magny is
smothering his man, leaning from left to right and looking to pin
Manley’s arm for a crucifix. Manley uses the position to sweep and
get to his feet, where he immediately shoots another double against
the cage. Magny defends well and Manley goes to his knees as he
drives forward. As Manley goes to stand, Magny zaps him with a hard
right hand and takes him down. Manley goes from guard to turtle
position, his left side flush to the fence with Magny on his right,
landing punches and knees to the horn.

Round 3
The start of the previous round repeats, with Manley trying to
attack Magny and instead being countered in the exchanges. Now
Manley sticks a pawing left in Magny’s face and lands a right hand
behind it. Magny gets underneath a looping right hand and takes
Manley down again. He drops a few punches from standing position
before going down to Manley’s guard. Manley throws up his legs and
attacks Magny’s right arm, looking for an armbar. Magny stays
patient, stacks Manley up and extracts the limb, then goes back to
striking from on top. Magny mounts and slugs Manley with half a
dozen hard right hands before Manley is able to escape out the back
door. Magny defends yet another takedown attempt on the fence
before hitting one of his own just before the horn.

Round 1
John McCarthy referees this welterweight bout. Robertson drives in
for a takedown and Jardine traps his head under his left arm in a
tight guillotine choke. Jardine goes to his back and squeezes the
choke, but Robertson waits it out and is able to extract his head.
Now working from top position, Robertson is able to pass guard and
then take the back as Jardine gives it up. Robertson sinks both
hooks in and flattens out Jardine on his stomach. Hard punches from
Robertson have Jardine rolling over, and Robertson goes for a
rear-naked choke. Jardine fights off the choke with his hands and
now tries to shake off Robertson, who’s riding high on the back.
Still attached to Jardine’s back, Robertson reaches down, grabs the
heel and stretches out Jardine’s left leg. The unorthodox kneebar
forces Jardine to to yelp and tap out at 2:57 of the first
round.

Round 1
Jason Herzog is the referee for this lightweight bout. Stout ducks
a punch and tries to wrap Fodor up, but the Matt Hume pupil shoves
him off and wants to strike. Stout closes the gap again, now
pushing Fodor against the fence, but Fodor’s keeping busy with
strikes to the body while looking for the Thai clinch. They break
off and Fodor walks Stout down, landing a right hook. Stout wobbles
Fodor with a right hand of his own and Fodor changes levels to put
Stout down at the base of the fence. Stout sits up against the
cage, hits the switch and holds Fodor on the cage as they stand
back up. Good knees to the body from Stout as he lays his forearm
across Fodor’s neck to control. Fodor gets off the cage and stuns
Stout with another right, but Stout stands and answers before
pushing Fodor on the cage again. Fodor lands a couple knees up the
middle that have Stout repositioning. Fodor tries to trip Stout and
winds up on his back after Stout reverses the momentum. Fodor lands
a couple right hands from his back as Stout works to pass, then
mount. Stout gets full mount with 45 seconds left in the round and
Fodor gives up his back. Stout realizes his running out of time and
switches from a choke attempt to an armbar. He digs his heels into
Fodor’s body to try and get him to stop defending the submission,
but Stout runs out of time.

Round 2
The lightweights clinch up almost immediately and begin jockeying
for position on the fence. Neither man gets the upper hand, and
they split, leaving room for Fodor to crack Stout with a big right
hand. Stout quickly comes back to clinch again, and they stall out
before separating again. Stout attacks the body with punches while
Fodor looks to counter over the top with straight shots. More hooks
to the body from Stout; Fodor trying to establish his jab and kicks
inside, but takes a harder leg kick in return. Nice left hook lands
for Fodor. He moves forward on Stout, lands another hook and an
inside leg kick. Stout wraps him up and puts him on the fence
again. Fodor gets away and starts pumping his jab again; it’s
working, but Stout denies him when Fodor changes levels for a
takedown attempt. Stout lands a knee to the body as he holds Fodor
on the cage, then another to the head. Fodor goes low and hits a
takedown just before the horn, then nearly gets swept as the close
round ends.

Round 3
More early clinching leads to a Stout takedown, but it doesn’t last
long. Fodor gets up and hits one of his own, though he has to work
to keep Stout’s legs underneath him and prevent the Canadian from
hitting the switch. Fodor keeps trying for the takedown until
midway through the round, when he stands back up to clinch and gets
reversed on the cage. They split with 1:45 left on the clock and
Fodor draws a deep breath as he walks forward on Stout. A right
hand lands for Fodor, followed by a left hook, and he tries an
inside trip which Stout blocks. Stout puts Fodor on the fence again
with an underhook as the last minute ticks away. Fodor lands a
couple knees to the body as they scoot around the outside, managing
to fend off Stout’s final takedown attempt to the horn.

Round 1
Bermudez gets inside behind a Grice leg kick and puts the veteran
on the cage. Grice turns him around and tries for a takedown of his
own, but Bermudez stuffs it and lands in full mount on the ground.
Bermudez quickly starts dropping heavy left hands and elbows until
Grice is able to wriggle out the back door. Grice comes forward now
and gets caught in a headlock; he lifts up Bermudez and slams him
back down to break the choke. They split and Grice lands a solid
right hand on Bermudez before being pushed against the fence again.
Grice gets out again and lands a hook and an elbow before stepping
out. Bermudez lands a right hand that looks hard but has Grice
raising his hands as he backpedals. Bermudez makes him pay with
some pawing left hands to the face as he chases him down. They
clinch briefly and Grice comes off the cage with more hard strikes.
A left hook takes the legs out from under Bermudez and ref Herb
Dean comes rushing in, but stops short of halting the fight.
Bermudez gets to his feet under fire and quickly regains his wits.
Grice keeps after him with punches and a spinning kick to the body.
Another right hand and left hook land for Grice before the end of
the frame.

Round 2
Bermudez gets caught off-balance and knocked to the ground as Grice
throws a left. Another left lands for Grice as Bermudez comes
inside and pushes him against the fence. Grice exits the clinch
with a knee to the body and Bermudez answers with a low kick.
Bermudez tries to grab the Thai plum and eats a right hand over the
top from Grice. Bermudez stumbles and has to carefully extract his
head from a loose brabo choke attempt. He stuns Grice with a left
hand and now Grice slows the pace with a double-leg attempt against
the fence. He gets it halfway through the round and works to secure
back-mount. Bermudez turns around and puts Grice against the fence
with underhooks. They split with just under two minutes left and
Grice is sporting a cut on his hairline. He snaps back Bermudez’s
head with jabs and stings him with another left hand when Bermudez
comes inside. Bermudez puts him on the fence and lands an elbow
before being reversed. Grice comes off the fence driving for a
takedown and nearly takes a knee to the face. Bermudez pulls guard
with a guillotine just before the horn and Grice flips over the top
at the horn.

Round 3
Bermudez drops Grice with an uppercut and follows him down to drop
heavy ground-and-pound from top position. Bermudez is bashing away
with left hands and elbows from half-guard as his right arm
controls Grice’s left. Grice is trying to post and stand; he does
with about 80 seconds down in the round, but only after eating more
punches to the face. Grice swings blindly and desperately, trying
to get off the fence, but Bermudez has him sized up. Bermudez steps
back, then comes forward with more hooks and uppercuts, and Herb
Dean is hovering nearby now. Now Bermudez lands a knee to the body
and one to the face, but he makes a mistake throwing a high kick
that Grice is able to catch. The frantic pace slows as they clinch
on the cage, until Bermudez blasts Grice with another uppercut that
turns Grice around. Grice is somehow still on his feet, although
he’s taking heavy punishment from Bermudez, both to the head and
body now. Bermudez holds Grice on the fence with 45 seconds to go.
Grice pushes him off and lands a left hook, grabs underhooks and
shoves Bermudez off to land another left. Both men swing with tired
arm punches and Bermudez gets the final word with a front kick to
Grice’s midsection.

Round 1
Chiesa swings long punches from the southpaw stance while the more
compact Kuivanen throws rights to the body. A front kick to
Chiesa’s breadbasket connects and is caught but Kuivanen pulls his
leg back in. Chiesa lands a good left down the middle before
slipping on a high kick. He pops back up and moves out of the way
of Kuivanen’s punches before coming back with a hook and body kick
of his own. Chiesa grabs the Thai plum and has a knee blocked as
Kuivanen pushes him against the fence. Chiesa turns it around and
looks to throw a knee over Kuivanen’s shoulder, misses. They split
with 90 seconds left in the round and Chiesa stays on the outside,
fending Kuivanen off with feints and kicks. A hard Kuivanen right
draws a wide-eyed smile from Chiesa, who comes forward momentarily
before being backed up by more Kuivanen punches. Kuivanen rushes in
with a flying knee, gets taken down and quickly escapes to finish
the round holding Chiesa on the fence.

Round 2
Kuivanen charges on Chiesa with punches, but Chiesa changes levels
and tries to reverse the momentum with a takedown. Kuivanen defends
well, spreading out on the cage and turning Chiesa around. Chiesa
tries to leap on Kuivanen’s back standing and simultaneously lock
up a rear-naked choke. Kuivanen wants to dive to the ground and
shake the “TUF” winner off, but it only helps Chiesa improve his
position and lock up a body triangle. Chiesa switches arms on his
RNC attempt, then switches back again to slip his right forearm
underneath Kuivanen’s chin. The eyes of Kuivanen go wide and the
Finn taps out before he’s put to sleep by the tight choke. Michael
Chiesa gets the submission victory at 2:29 of round two.

Round 1
Schaub gets a quick underhook and a takedown, landing nearly in
side control on Johnson’s left side. Johnson slides his leg
underneath and retains half-guard, then tries to sit up and
scramble to his feet. He eats a couple short right hands from
Schaub, who grabs him in a guillotine and holds on to the choke as
Johnson flips onto his back. Johnson waits out the choke, punching
Schaub blindly with right hands until he’s able to extract his
head. Three minutes left in the round now and Schaub is leaning
left to right in high side control. They scramble up and they’re
only vertical for a moment before Johnson locks up and trips Schaub
to the canvas. Johnson is in half-guard on the right with two
minutes left in the round; he’s quickly swept by Schaub, and the
pace slows as Schaub works to pass. Johnson gets to his knees and
Schaub threatens with a choke briefly. As soon as Johnson is back
on his feet, Schaub drives him down to the ground, finishing the
round in Johnson’s closed guard.

Round 2
Johnson denies a takedown from Schaub and makes the “Hybrid” pay
with punches to the body in the clinch. A pair of knees to the body
land for Johnson, but Schaub drives after the second one and puts
an off-balance Johnson on the ground. Schaub works to pass
half-guard while Johnson stays busy off his back with body punches.
Referee Jason Herzog warns Schaub to stay busy a few times before
standing them up midway through the round. Schaub misses a diving
takedown attempt and just dodges a big punch from Johnson on his
way back up. Schaub lands a knee in the clinch and eats a punch
before taking Johnson down again. Johnson is immediately throwing
double-handed strikes of his back as he closes his guard on Schaub.
The Honda Center crowd boos as the round enters its last minute and
Schaub passes to half-guard. Johnson is still throwing short,
ineffective punches from his back while Schaub tries to flatten him
out and posture up. The round ends with Schaub on top.

Round 3
Johnson is on his back again inside the first minute of the final
frame, though he lands a few punches on his way and bloodies up
Schaub around the left eye. Ref Herzog isn’t seeing enough activity
from Schaub on top and stands them up -- though Schaub tries to
give Johnson an extra punch or two after Herzog has intervened.
Back on the feet, Schaub quickly hits another takedown and sets up
in half-guard on Johnson’s right. He’s quickly warned by Herzog to
stay active, and Schaub obeys by stepping into full mount with just
under three minutes remaining in the fight. Schaub frames up an
arm-triangle choke, but he’s on the wrong side and lets it go. He
grabs it again, releases quickly. Johnson stuffs Schaub back to his
guard, creates some space with his legs and lands a couple hard
elbows. Schaub comes back to the ground and pins Johnson down as he
tries to escape. Johnson keeps throwing short punches off his back
for the final minute while Schaub mostly holds him down,
occasionally posturing up to throw a punch.

Round 1
Koscheck throws a kick and Lawler counters over the top. A fake
shot from Koscheck is followed by a real one, and he easily brings
Lawler to the mat. Lawler uses the butterfly guard to create space
but Koscheck hangs on with a front headlock as they stand back up.
They stay on the fence with Koscheck letting go of the headlock and
switching to a double leg, then depositing Lawler back on the
ground. Lawler continues to use butterfly guard to create distance.
As he tries to post and stand, Koscheck socks him with a hard right
hand, then works to single-leg Lawler back down. Ref Herb Dean
tells the welterweights to work and Koscheck scoots Lawler around
the outside. Lawler lands a knee to the body and another to the
face as Koscheck goes to his knees on the shot. With Koscheck on
his knees, Lawler stands up from north-south position and slams the
wrestler with a big left hand. Lawler turns the corner and attacks
the dazed Koscheck from the side, landing three or four more heavy
right hands before ref Dean steps in. Koscheck comes to as the
final punch lands and briefly protests the stoppage, but it’s
Robbie Lawler with the TKO win at 3:57 of round one.

Round 1
McGee comes out swinging and lands a leg kick outside. He steps
into the pocket and eats a hook, but just as quickly reddens Neer’s
face with a flurry of straight shots. Neer backs him off with a
left hook, takes another leg kick inside. McGee cracks Neer with a
left hand but Neer comes back and nearly takes out McGee’s left leg
with a low kick. A left straight from McGee lands as he sticks and
moves, then comes back with a combo that rattles Neer’s head. Neer
is coming forward until a hard left hook backs him off, followed by
a McGee body kick and a few right hands to the body. A kick to the
liver hurts Neer and McGee rushes him with punches against the
fence. A body punch causes Neer to crumble to the ground, where
McGee stands over the downed “Dentist,” dropping punches and elbows
before nearly cinching up a rear-naked choke at the horn.

Round 2
Neer blocks a high kick, absorbs a hard one to the inner leg and
backs the aggressive McGee off with a right hand. McGee catches a
kick and Neer falls to the ground as he tries to dodge punches. Now
they clinch on the fence, McGee on the outside, and Neer gets him
away with an uppercut underneath. McGee blitzes him with punches
and steps back out to kick Neer’s legs some more. Neer backs up
McGee with three or four stiff jabs and keeps the straight punches
coming as he walks McGee down. McGee gets caught leaning with a
Neer headlock, quickly extracts his head. Neer lands a strong hook
to the body and puts McGee on the fence in the clinch to land a
knee. Neer lands his jab again but McGee answers with a hard left
cross and right hook. Neer attacks with right hands to the body.
Neer sneers at a McGee hook kick but McGee tags him with a straight
punch at the horn.

Round 3
Neer goes back to his stiff jab but eats a combination in return.
Good right hand comes over the top for Neer just before the
welterweights trade body shots. McGee gets in on a high double-leg
and Neer scoots his back up the fence. McGee hits Neer’s body with
right hands and stays strong in the clinch as Neer tries an inside
trip. A straight right gets through for McGee, follow-up left
uppercut misses and he opts to take Neer to the ground. Neer goes
to stand and McGee tries to take his back, but Neer gets his back
on the fence. McGee goes for another high double-leg against the
fence and gets Neer down. Neer uses a long guard to try and push
McGee off; he does, but McGee comes back down by stepping into full
mount. Neer squirms out and gives up his back in a scramble. McGee
only has one hook in, goes for the RNC anyway, loses it when Neer
turns around. Down to the final 30 seconds and it’s McGee on top
grinding Neer down with elbows to the final horn.

Round 1
Faber fakes a body kick, comes inside behind a wide left hand and
gets tossed to the ground. The “California Kid” sweeps to top
position almost immediately and drops elbows on Menjivar from side
control. Menjivar gets his leg through for half-guard and then
regains closed guard. He swings his hips, maybe thinking armbar,
but Faber is heavy on top and slugs Menjivar in the face to
dissuade him from the sub attempt. Faber comes over the top with
another big elbow as Menjivar tries to wrap him up tight and
prevent ground-and-pound. Faber stands and eats a few upkicks
before crashing back down through Menjivar’s guard with more
elbows. Menjivar kicks Faber off, but as he scrambles to his feet,
Faber leaps onto his back and locks up a body triangle. Faber slips
his right arm under the chin and squeezes tight on the rear-naked
choke. Still standing, Menjivar is forced to tap to the RNC at 4:34
of round one.

Round 1
Machida backs out of the way of a Henderson leg kick, then another.
The third one lands, but Hendo’s follow-up punches go off the arms
of the retreating karateka. Machida misses with a front kick and
Henderson connects again inside; still no big punches landed for
either man two minutes into the fight. Henderson bites as Machida
fakes a knee to the body. Henderson is loading up with his right
hand but not quite pulling the trigger as Machida squirts away
whenever Hendo gets within range. Machida sticks Henderson with a
counter right as the American tries to swing his big right. With
one minute left, a Hendo right hand clips Machida’s cheek, leaving
a red mark but apparently not fazing the Brazilian. Machida hits a
trip with seconds left in the round and puts an elbow on Hendo’s
temple just before the horn.

Round 2
Henderson is still trying to wear away at the lead leg of Machida
with inside low kicks. Machida counters with a body kick that gets
the wrestler off balance. Machida just misses with a front kick to
the face and has to backpedal quickly as Henderson comes forward,
bombing with punches. A quick flurry of punches connects for
Machida, who gets out of the way of Henderson’s right-handed
counter. Henderson changes levels as he comes inside and eats a
knee for his trouble. The punches of Machida have marked up the
inside of Henderson’s right eye. He slips on a kick but pops right
back up. Machida is flicking out front kicks and timing the
forward-moving Henderson with knees to the body. Machida kicks at
Hendo’s lead leg and backs out of the way when Henderson’s comes
forward, showing takedown. Henderson is looking to knock Machida’s
block off with a big right hand, but they’re mostly going off the
arms of “The Dragon.” A spinning kick to the body grazes Hendo, who
shows his frustration by throwing up his hands at the end of the
round.

Round 3
Machida lands a hard left kick to the body and follows quickly with
a straight right hand. Henderson times a wide right hand from
Machida, wraps up the Brazilian and puts him on the ground. It’s
full guard for Machida, wrapping Henderson up tight. Henderson
peppers with punches to the body while ref Herb Dean calls for
action. Machida is on his side now, trying to sneak around and take
Henderson’s back but taking elbows to the ribs in the process.
Henderson drops a short elbow and smothers Machida as Dean again
calls for work. Machida kicks out and escapes to his feet with just
under two minutes remaining. Henderson circles the outside, looking
for an opening for the right hand but not pulling the trigger as
Machida feints and dances in front of him. Machida slaps Hendo’s
face with a couple kicks, lands a right hand and steps out of the
way of Henderson’s counter. That’s where it ends, and both men
raise their hands at the horn.

Round 1
John McCarthy is the referee for tonight’s 135-pound main event.
They rush to meet one another in the center of the Octagon and
Rousey is immediately looking for a throw. She can’t get it right
away and instead hits Carmouche with an uppercut to the body.
Carmouche goes to the ground and Rousey sits down on top of her.
While Rousey is trying to pin down an arm, Carmouche sneaks around
the back and takes the back of the champion. Rousey stands back up
and Carmouche goes for a neck crank with both hooks in. Rousey
tilts to the side and shakes the challenger off, getting out of a
bad situation. Rousey stands over the prone Carmouche now, looking
to come down with punches while Carmouche keeps hold of Rousey’s
ankle. Rousey lands some good punches before dropping down to
Carmouche’s right side and taking head-and-arm control. Short left
hands land for Rousey as she keeps Carmouche pinned down. Ninety
seconds left in the round now and Carmouche is bucking, trying to
hook Rousey and take the back again. Carmouche tries an inverted
triangle from underneath but Rousey slips out. Rousey transitions
to the armbar, working on Carmouche’s right arm. Carmouche holds on
tight and tries to push Rousey’s face away with her feet. With time
ticking down, Rousey sits up, adjusts and falls back on the armbar
again. This time, Carmouche grimaces and finally submits. Ronda
Rousey defends her UFC title and becomes the first woman to win
inside the Octagon with an armbar submission at 4:49 of round
one.